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Torra o pão para o pequeno-almoço.

Torra o pão para o pequeno-almoço.
Toast the bread for breakfast.
From Lesson 100:Na cozinha (ferver, fritar, descascar)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of Torra o pão para o pequeno-almoço.

o pão
the bread
para
to / for
o pequeno-almoço
the breakfast
torrar
to toast

Questions & Answers about Torra o pão para o pequeno-almoço.

Is Torra a command or is it just the present tense?
In this sentence, it is a command. Specifically, it is the informal command used with people you address as tu. If you wanted to give this instruction formally to someone you address as você, you would say Torre instead.
How does the verb torrar relate to the noun for toast?
They are from the same word family. The verb torrar means to toast, and the noun for a piece of toasted bread is a torrada.
Why do we use para instead of por here to mean for?
You use para when talking about a purpose, a destination, or a deadline. Because the bread is meant specifically for the purpose of breakfast, para is the correct choice. The other word for for, por, is used for things like cause, duration of time, or movement through a space.
Does pequeno-almoço literally mean small lunch?
Yes! Pequeno means small and almoço means lunch. In European Portuguese, breakfast is literally called the small lunch. Remember to always include the hyphen when writing it out.

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